"It basically just cooked and killed about half the corals on the reef," he recalled. But unlike the storm, this disturbance left all the dead coral structure in place. Kopecky and his colleagues ...

A saltwater aquarium is an exotic and striking addition ... Besides fish, you can add corals, anemones, starfish, shrimp, and other saltwater dwellers to mimic their natural oceanic environment.

The aquarium has a small exhibit of invasives in its foyer area, with plans for an upcoming, new educational exhibit featuring invasive corals, anemones and fishes in Hawaii, in the next six months.